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This week's articles: 17 March 2017

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
March 17, 2017

FEATURES

The power of imprecision

Chris Dillow explains how ignoring facts can make you a better investor

Understand your risks and get comfortable

James Norrington updates the Investors Chronicle’s 10 asset portfolio

Private Investor’s Diary – Predicting a correction

After a solid start to 2017 our diarist John Rosier feels a ‘little nervous’ and increases his cash position

Why growth matters

Sharepad’s Phil Oakley explains why taking some time to understand the stock market’s expectations of a company’s profit growth can make you a better investor

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

NEWS

Bovis attracts a brace of proposals

HSBC appoints chairman to assist Asia pivot

Wood Group throws Amec a £2.2bn life raft

Shell sheds oil sands stake

News Spotlight – BT/Ofcom agreement could level telecoms playing field

Economic Outlook – Whose inflation?, Next week’s economics

COMMENT

The Editor – No protection

Simon Thompson – Value opportunities

Chris Dillow – Overpriced growth, Coping with the replicability crisis, The virtue of patience

The Trader – Bling or not bling?

Mr Bearbull – More mouth than trousers

MONEY

Don’t fall foul of overseas pension transfer rules

Use or lose the last £50k carry forward

Chancellor U-turns on NICs increase for self-employed

Portfolio Clinic – Plan for tax and don’t hoard so much cash

TIPS

JRP annuity worries overdone

GM – reborn and undervalued

Lonmin in cash burn mode

Tyman’s expansion opens a door

Go for growth with M&G Japan Smaller Companies Fund

Tips updates

Segro

Quadrise Fuels

Marks & Spencer

Ocado

Berkeley Energia

FUNDS

Source launches first fintech ETF

IA relaxes yield target for UK Equity Income sector

IC Top 100 Funds Update – China consumer growth story boosts Fidelity China Special Situations

IC Top 100 Funds Update – Buy healthcare stocks while they look sickly

IC Top 100 Funds Update – Murray International back on form, with currency help

The funds that have increased dividends for 50 years

SHARES

Taking Stock – Wetherspoon’s (stemmed) pint glass is half empty

Stock Screen – Best factor stocks for 2017

Sector Focus – Let’s get physical: the new retailing

Results

Aviva

Countrywide

4Imprint

Hill & Smith

Microgen

XP Power

Lookers

Dignity

CLS Holdings

Breedon Group

Legal & General

IP

Cairn Energy

Cairn Homes

Equiniti

John Menzies

Hochschild Mining

Inmarsat

PageGroup

Stock Spirits

WANdisco

Eurocell

32Red

Charles Taylor

XLMedia

Spirax-Sarco

TT Electronics

Morrison

Cineworld

Capital & Regional

Portmeirion

Secure Income REIT

Restore

Hutchison China Meditech

Antofagasta

Communisis

Ophir Energy

Premier Oil

Impellam

Applegreen

Computacenter

NMC

Domino’s Pizza

JD Wetherspoon

Esure

Old Mutual

FDM

Telit Communications

Zotefoams

Midwich

Gym Group

Prudential

Raven Russia

H&T

Clarkson

Advanced Medical Solutions

Blancco Technology

SIG

Marshalls

Burford Capital

Close Brothers

TP Icap

Robert Walters

Brooks Macdonald

Marshall Motor

Cape

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Novae

French Connection

WEEK AHEAD

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

Berendsen’s chief dives in

Moneysupermarket chief banks retirement bonus